I purchased two from them, paid in BTC, and now the order states it's expired. I've emailed twice and haven't heard nothing back.

Wow! That is great Barntech (and great news about the 6+2 PCI-E connector - all PS's have that  or the 6 if older. Tons of choices out there).

You are getting just under 18 Ghash/s per board (if you had 8 chips). That is nice and such a huge jump from last week. Not really overclocking them much yet either. Good luck finding that perfect setting.

So small, I really thought they would be larger. (I can always put the mini in a larger computer case with a noise generator and blinking lights to get that effect though, just for when company is over of course!   )

Thanks for the pics, nice to see. So exciting to be this close. Congrats.

Waiting for the go on 12V and I will order my Cooler Master V450S at 92% efficiency. (We need that with the rates here in Germany nearing .28 kwh)


Its about sharing

ps - CGMiner or BFGMiner on the Pi?

Barntech (and others),

First great news, close to the decision on the PS. Maybe we can order later today and set up the Mining Shrine.

Question - Are the 6 pin Molex common connectors on modern Power Supplies? (Do they go by a different name?) As I can't seem to find many.

Looking at PS's I am not seeing the name "6 pin Molex". (And I'm hardly seeing 6 pin connectors, but on a few)

For example:
-Only 2 of the 7 low watt (300w - 500w) "Be Quiet" models have PCIE 6 pin connectors and just 1 at that (I think that is Molex as it is the only 6 pin listed.)
-I see no 6 pin on the cooler master series (see 6+2)
-EVGA 500 - I see only the 6+2 listed
-400 Watt Super Flower Golden Green - 1 x 6 pin PCI Express power (I think this is it).
-Corsair RM 450 - No 6 pin listed
-Corsair CX 430 - No 6 pin listed (both of these Corsairs list 6+2)
-Seasonic SSR 360 - 1x 6pin PCI-Express Connector

So, if 6 pin connectors are not as common on newer power supplies, be selective with which you buy. (Excuse me if I'm wrong here, just checking and don't understand all the terminology but imagine others are in the same situation.)

Can these 6 pin connectors be had via an adapter to an (e.g. 6+2 pin?, etc.)

Thanks,
IA

edit - From what I have read, I think you can use an adapter to go from 6+2 PCI-E to 6 PCI-E. Can someone confirm that?

Alright. Heatsinks.

In the end, these are the ones we're getting for the thumbs. All the thumbs will come with these.

http://i16.ebayimg.com/05/i/001/41/03/5a8a_12.JPG

As for the 8 boards, considering a few options. One is two have two of these guys on the back like so. These are pretty great but they are quite expensive, will come in at $17 for the pair.

http://drillbitsystem.com/images/Heatsink1.jpg

Another pretty good looking option is these guys. Will be cheaper and probably pretty good, though we don't know thermal details. This will be $10

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/100x45x10mm-Aluminum-Heatsink-for-Electronics-Computer-Electric-equipment-H108-/00/s/NjAwWDYwMA==/z/53UAAOxyA4ZRU6X0/$T2eC16NHJHgE9n0yEjMRBRU6(04tWw~~60_3.JPG

Let me know your thoughts on these. We will need to order them very soon. Will probably be easier if we just get a bunch of the same ones, so perhaps the cheaper ones will be more universally appealing, though i guess two options is an option. Can i get a show or hands?

Cheers

Barntech

so does the oldest bid @ 3 BTC "drop" off?

+1 for the Scythe's. I will be using more than a few of those.

So could someone clarify:

The way to control the 8 chip boards is by plugging into a miniplane?

Then what does the miniplane plug into?

How are these controlled? Standalone?

If its a SINGLE rail PSU.If its a multi rail type,you could be in trouble by overloading one rail unknowingly  

Get a Single rail PSU,please!!!    & keep it underpowered by 20% to keep it running cool.IE,500 watt PSU,only use 400 watts or so  

Personally,I'll be useing only the PCIExpress cables with adapters I'll make myself